VISTA MAINLY UNKNOWN FACT

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A Microsoft Rep. that was in the development team that answered tech support
calls during the Beta Testing for Vista mentioned to me that the so called
"Start Button" is not called the start button in Vista. It is called the
Pearl!

Did anyone else know this?
 
its called the Perl, and I know it...

the whole idea is revolting.

I have written a small joke here scenario here. Imagine a tech support
problem.

-----ON XP----
-Press start.
-Done.. next?


---ON VISTA----
-Hello, tech support, how may I help you?
-Hi! I have a problem here with my screen, everything looks huge!
-That is easy to fix Sir. Go to start, then to control panel then to....
-Wait wait! Where is start? I don't see anything start here.
-There is no start button? You are using Windows PC are you not?
-Of course I am!!! Why did you think I called Microsoft in the first
place...
-Ahhhh.. perhaps you have then bought our new operating system called Vista!
-I don't know what Vista is.. I just went to a shop and bought a computer..
it does look different... kinda dark and evil to me!
-Ok then Sir press the Perl.
-What perl???? I dont see any perls here anywhere!
-The round thing in the corner that has a flag on it.
-What flag?
-It looks like a thing with 4 colors in it red yellow blue and green.
-Thats a Flag????? And thats a Perl??? YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!

:-) Vista is STUPID for removing the writing from such a basic element. XP
had a reason for making the
button green and writting START on it. It was fool proof.
Now vista is a fool in itself! (yeah I know that in classic you still have a
start button..... but now the tech
support has to explain how to change from aero to classic! lol)
 
kirk said:
its called the Perl, and I know it...

the whole idea is revolting.

I have written a small joke here scenario here. Imagine a tech support
problem.

-----ON XP----
-Press start.
-Done.. next?


---ON VISTA----
-Hello, tech support, how may I help you?
-Hi! I have a problem here with my screen, everything looks huge!
-That is easy to fix Sir. Go to start, then to control panel then to....
-Wait wait! Where is start? I don't see anything start here.
-There is no start button? You are using Windows PC are you not?
-Of course I am!!! Why did you think I called Microsoft in the first
place...
-Ahhhh.. perhaps you have then bought our new operating system called Vista!
-I don't know what Vista is.. I just went to a shop and bought a computer..
it does look different... kinda dark and evil to me!
-Ok then Sir press the Perl.
-What perl???? I dont see any perls here anywhere!
-The round thing in the corner that has a flag on it.
-What flag?
-It looks like a thing with 4 colors in it red yellow blue and green.
-Thats a Flag????? And thats a Perl??? YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!

:-) Vista is STUPID for removing the writing from such a basic element. XP
had a reason for making the
button green and writting START on it. It was fool proof.
Now vista is a fool in itself! (yeah I know that in classic you still have a
start button..... but now the tech
support has to explain how to change from aero to classic! lol)
Click to expand...

Um, the irony is that one has to click on the Start button to turn the
computer off.

Alias
 
Oh vista made it even WORSE... now the apparent OFF button does not really
turn vista off...
rather it sets it into SLEEP mode.... a low power state.

To turn it off you have to see that small arrow thing on the right and
press that to see the other options.

FRIKIN HORRIBLE GUI DESIGN if you ask me!

Its a wonder how MS was able to condense so many stupid mistakes, into one
start menu!

It needs talent for such stupidity!
 
kirk jim said:
Oh vista made it even WORSE... now the apparent OFF button does not really
turn vista off...
rather it sets it into SLEEP mode.... a low power state.
Click to expand...

Kirk Jim, that button can be configured. On my machine, the default setting
was to turn the computer off, not to sleep it or hibernate it.
I know I saw a setting for changing it, but I forget where. Maybe it was in
the area that lets you change power schemes.
But at any rate, I didn't have to change it because, as I said above, on my
machine that button turns it off.
 
Indeed you are right... it can be configured..from the power options
(By the way they made that too a very bad and non user friendly design)
but how many people know that it is possible,
and how many people will find the information,
and how many people will know the difference or even think of it...
and how many people.......I can go on but you get the drift....

its a big list :-)
 
Why do MS still reference it as the start button? Go to windowsupdate.com
and look at their terminology.

Hold you mouse of your so called pearl and look what appears.. Start!
 
Indeed you are right... it can be configured..from the power options
(By the way they made that too a very bad and non user friendly design)
but how many people know that it is possible,
and how many people will find the information,
and how many people will know the difference or even think of it...
and how many people.......I can go on but you get the drift....
Click to expand...

1) select Start (yes, the peral thing) then 'Help and Support'
2) type 'shutdown' into the search button
3) read topic number 1 'What Happened to the Shutdown Option"

Type in 'power button' and the third option explains configuring what
happens when you hit the power button.

People who use Windows really aren't that helpless or dumb.
 
Brian said:
People who use Windows really aren't that helpless or dumb.
Click to expand...

Exactly. I think it's about time we start to consider the source of
those post which advocate that theory. Maybe they're only expressing
their personal computer limitations and projecting their weakness to
others which makes them feel better.
Frank
 
joepercussion1 said:
A Microsoft Rep. that was in the development team that answered tech
support calls during the Beta Testing for Vista mentioned to me that the
so called "Start Button" is not called the start button in Vista. It is
called the Pearl!

Did anyone else know this?
Click to expand...

Yes, I picked up on MS's failed attempt to rename it to pearl. Did you
notice that the new "Vista" keyboards have a "pearl" key instead of a
"windows" key?

--
Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
"poor little MADAM albright still got your knickers twisted. how are we
supposed to believe you know anything about computers when you cannot
even dress your self. oh and pull that skirt down."

"Good poets borrow; great poets steal."
- T. S. Eliot
 
DP said:
Kirk Jim, that button can be configured. On my machine, the default
setting was to turn the computer off, not to sleep it or hibernate it.
I know I saw a setting for changing it, but I forget where. Maybe it was
in the area that lets you change power schemes.
But at any rate, I didn't have to change it because, as I said above, on
my machine that button turns it off.
Click to expand...

How do you set it to default to restart?

--
Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
"poor little MADAM albright still got your knickers twisted. how are we
supposed to believe you know anything about computers when you cannot
even dress your self. oh and pull that skirt down."

"Good poets borrow; great poets steal."
- T. S. Eliot
 
People who use Windows really aren't that helpless or dumb.

Brian you must know that almost NO ONE ever reads,
Help files & manuals.

Heck people prefer to PAY for a tech than open a frikin manual and read,
or do a search on Google.
People prefer to pay for tutoring than to buy a book and read something for
themselves!
It is not that the information is not available. Information is everywhere.
PEOPLE ARE TOO DAMN LAZY!


Don't think the world is like you. The world IS NOT LIKE YOU.
 
kirk jim wrote:

Brian you must know that almost NO ONE ever reads, Help files & manuals.

Don't think the world is like you. The world IS NOT LIKE YOU.

It's like you? Is that what you're saying?
Frank
 
Nina said:
Yes, I picked up on MS's failed attempt to rename it to pearl. Did you
notice that the new "Vista" keyboards have a "pearl" key instead of a
"windows" key?
Click to expand...

More cute Vista hardware to buy. Can I get the T-Shirt in black with a
Pearl on me chest? I prefer my 4.99 euro GR that has a power button,
sleep button and wake up button on it. Really helps when the power goes
off and the UPS kicks in as this 19 inch CRT isn't connected to the UPS.

Alias
 
Are you alright Frank?

Is there anything I can help you with? Do you have a problem that I might be
able to
give you some assistance with?
Anything... Im here... for any subject you might want help for.
 
kirk said:
Are you alright Frank?

Is there anything I can help you with? Do you have a problem that I might be
able to
give you some assistance with?
Anything... Im here... for any subject you might want help for.
Click to expand...
(belch) Help yourself cause you're the one in need. Seeing as how you
don't even have Vista loaded you might do yourself a big favor and trot
on over to the xp ng and stop making a fool out of yourself in this
Vista ng, ok.
(burp, snort)
Frank
 
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